If your car gets towed in Yakima, do you know your rights? If your car is about to get towed in Yakima by the police department, there is a new updated city ordinance they have to follow.
What Happens If Your Car Is About to Be Towed in Yakima?
The current rule is that if the Yakima Police Department plans to tow your vehicle for any reason and you have current car tabs, they must notify you within 48 hours.
Originally, the Yakima city ordinance gave the public only one way to be reached: by phone. In the most recent Yakima City Council meeting, held on Tuesday, October 7th, however, Yakima Police Chief Shawn Boyle presented an amendment to the city ordinance, which he says, "expands the way vehicle owners are reached."
Chief Boyle collaborated with the city's senior assistant city